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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
6
News notes say Mytinger Eutsler daughter of G. Frank Eutsler married Donald Eugene Dunn in a Sunday ceremony at Mrs. Ben Belchie's home. The couple, residents of this city, are spending several weeks at Virginia Beach.
Miss Jeannie Ireland of Cardiff Wales will marry Major Bert A Heidelbach Jr of Danville and Winchester. The couple wed June 23 at St Johns Church in Cardiff with Captain Frank S Heidelbach as best man. They left for Torquay England on their wedding trip. Heidelbach is the grandson of Mrs. John S Solenberger of this city.
Charles Herbert Schutte Jr son of Mr and Mrs C H Schutte of Courtfield Avenue left June 29 to enter the U S Maritime Service. He earned an appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point NY and will train in New Orleans then cruise nine months to a year and be commissioned as an officer. The story notes his Augusta Military Academy background and Winchester social prominence.
Mr and Mrs Alton Hoover hosted a seventh birthday party for Lois Ann with games and refreshments at the home of J R Pitcock on Appie Pie Ridge. Guests included Margaret Dunn Phyliss Pitcock Jan et Pitcock and several Pitcock family members and friends.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening July 2 at 8 o'clock on Commrade Earl's lawn at 1619 Valley avenue. Commander J. E. Keffer urges all members to attend. Chef Baker reportedly has a real treat in store for hungry members.
Clark E Loy Seaman Second Class Seabees son of C A Loy of Opequon is now in North Africa after enlisting November 1 1945 and training at Camp Perry Virginia. He wrote his parents he is well. Edward M Barr promoted to sergeant technician after 119 days in action with the 32nd Red Arrow Infantry Division overseas. He saw action in New Guinea Leyte and Luzon and helped secure the Villa Verde Trail in Northern Luzon. Pvt Kenneth Godlove of White Hall left for Fort Ord California after furlough and has two brothers in service. Aviation Cadet Weldon L Holsinger completed basic flight training at RAF Pilot School Gunter Field Alabama with 70 hours in basic training flights. His forward training began at Carlstrom Field Florida.
Berryville Va June 29 The report of findings in the Mass X ray Survey held in Berryville on May 31 has been received from the Clarke County Tuberculosis Association. Of 472 persons X rayed 276 were negative. There were 179 primary healed cases and 10 positive cases. Six of the positives are active tuberculosis. Other conditions such as pleurisy heart and body abnormality numbered seven.
Seventy four summer camps in Virginia are licensed to operate this season, with 91 more applicants under daily inspection for location drainage mosquito control water supply milk source storage sanitation and more. Historical counts show 95 licenses in 1944 81 in 1943 107 in 1942 121 in 1941 and 100 in 1940 with most camps in the Shenandoah and Bath counties leading permit totals.
A main cable burned out at a generating plant south of Harrisonburg causing a two hour outage. Emergency power was supplied by a hookup of Virginia Electric and Power Company Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative and Harrisonburg City utility plant on the Shenandoah river.
Henry M. Davis resigns as agricultural instructor at Boyce and Berryville high schools to join the Civil Service Commission in the Soil Conservation Service starting July 9. He will train briefly with Croswell Henderson of Winchester and help set up a temporary Clarke County office in Berryville before fall. Davis has taught vocational agriculture in Clarke county nine years and earlier two years in Albemarle county.
The Clarke County Lions Club sent 9,570 pounds of clothing to European countries last week. The garments came from their recent collection drive for those in need.
Coroner finds Imogene Stevens responsible for the killing of Albert Kovacs, a 19 year old submarine sailor. Police say both were intoxicated and involved in an illicit relationship with Milton. Evidence shows heavy drinking before the shooting at a neighbor's home.
Girl Scouts planning a July 9 opening for 55 campers at Camp White Rock face a setback as cook Bernard Harris falls ill and cannot attend the three week session. The camp seeks an experienced cook to work July 6 to July 30 under a dietician with an assistant and good pay.
A recruitment note invites immediate applications for a position, directing interested candidates to call Miss Helen Massey at the listed number 5130 for details and submission.
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